Musings by Erin

  Karen Witemeyer is well known for her Western historical romance novels. Her current series is a "Texas Ever After" series, which are fairytale retellings. Though they are a series, they are not inter-connected other than by fairytale retelling theme. Her upcoming release is a Cinderella story, but with a twist in that it's actually a Cinder-fella story. I thoroughly enjoyed her take on this well known tale and how she added new elements of mystery, unique villains, a solid faith element, and stayed true to her Texas western-style, while still giving a nod to the familiar fairy tale.  Here's a bit about the book: Determined to prove that cattle king Eli Dearing has no justification for evicting his stepmother and half brothers, Asher Ellis uses the cover of a fancy ball to break into the Three Cedars ranch house to search for proof of wrongdoing. On the verge of discovery, he flees, but a boy's cry compels him to make a daring rescue. Spunky and independent, Sam

  Lynn Austin has long been a favorite of mine in the world of Christian fiction. With genre-versatility, she writes beautiful prose in many different styles and excels at each one. Her upcoming release, All My Secrets, mimics the feel of a dual timeline, but not in the traditional sense. The story itself all takes place in the present, but to learn from the mistakes of the past generations, Adelaide must learn the secrets of her mother and grandmother's stories in order to make her own decisions about her life going forward. Here's a bit about the book: Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future. New York, 1898. The only thing more shocking than Arthur Stanhope III’s unexpected death is the revelation that his will bestows his company―and most of the vast fortune that goes